Episode 468
Henry VIII on Screen: The Historians' Verdict
Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by a panel of experts to discuss Henry on screen and what those portrayals got right or wrong
Not Just the Tudors · History Hit
October 9, 20251h 5m
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Show Notes
<p>King Henry VIII is best known for his tempestuous marriages and his penchant for cutting off people’s heads. But where does fiction meet fact?</p><br><p>In this special episode, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by a panel of experts to discuss Henry on screen and what those portrayals got right or wrong. Who gave the most convincing performance? Was it Damien Lewis in <em>Wolf Hall</em>, Robert Shaw in <em>A Man for All Seasons</em>, Jude Law in <em>Firebrand</em>, or Charles Laughton in <em>The Private Life of Henry VIII</em>?</p><p>Dr Joanne Paul, Jessie Childs and Alex von Tunzelmann join Suzannah to explore why this towering figure continues to fascinate us more than 500 years after he came to the throne.</p><br><p><strong>More:</strong></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5oDWFRrXdU391ahTegYGxQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Thomas More on Film: The Historians' Verdict </strong></a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7thj5o3L81737FMa4uEn82" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Mary Queen of Scots on Film: The Historians' Verdict </strong></a></p><br><p>Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The audio editors are Alex Elkins and Amy Haddow and the producers are Fiona Turnock and Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit to see Suzannah and her guests debate Henry VIII on film, and for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a><strong>.</strong> </p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p>
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